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Help - Install Using Terminal - jetbobsled - 12-27-2016
Hi there - I love Linux Lite... and want to replace my current linux distro with Linux Lite.
I copied the ISO to a USB Drive, but my laptop will no longer boot from a USB (even when I make USB priority in BIOS, it won't boot... it boots in my other laptop, just not the one I want to install on, grrr)
All the files are available on the USB and are viewable in my current linux distro.
Is there a way to install Linux Lite from the Terminal?
If so, what is the code?
Thank you for your time and help!!!
Re: Help - Install Using Terminal - Scott(0) - 12-28-2016
Hello Jetbobsled
This may help. Here's a link to the online Linux Lite Help Manual, install section:
https://www.linuxliteos.com/manual/install.html
In the install section see the topic - "No USB Boot option in the Bios?"
From there you will see a link that will give you information about the Plop Boot Manger. Here's the link if you can't find it in the Help Manual.
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/16822/boot-from-a-usb-drive-even-if-your-bios-wont-let-you/
Cheers
Scott
Re: Help - Install Using Terminal - jetbobsled - 12-28-2016
Thank you for your response...
Unfortunately, the laptop I want to install onto doesn't have a floppy drive or cd/dvd drive.
I can mount the usb drive... is there a way to install using commands in the terminal?
Re: Help - Install Using Terminal - Scott(0) - 12-28-2016
I've never done a terminal install so I can't say if it's possible but out of curiosity I googled the phrase "install linux from hard drive" and it seemed to return some promising results.
Re: Help - Install Using Terminal - Valtam - 12-28-2016
How did you put Linux Lite onto the USB in the first place? Can you take a photo of your BIOS USB boot options please.
Re: Help - Install Using Terminal - firenice03 - 12-28-2016
I notice in your profile you list LL3.2 64bit; is this the same version you're installing?
Is the system a 64bit PC (even if 32bit you should be able to boot to USB) brings me to the next..
Is the system a UEFI or BIOS boot? If UEFI; look to disable SecureBoot and/or enable Legacy support.
Perhaps in addition to what Jerry mentioned posting the model of laptop...
Re: Help - Install Using Terminal - rokytnji - 12-28-2016
Does it have a sd card slot? Have you considered seeing if you could boot from that instead of usb?
My Dell XT2 Touchscreen installed Linux Lite that way instead of from a usb drive.
Re: Help - Install Using Terminal - Hanzo - 01-08-2017
(12-27-2016, 07:21 PM)jetbobsled link Wrote: I copied the ISO to a USB Drive
Will add my 5 cent ...
If you just copied ISO to USB, it wouldn't work.
You need to make a bootable USB.
How to do it, you can see following link provided by Scott - link
Sections:
- Writing the Linux Lite ISO to USB on Windows
- Writing the Linux Lite ISO to USB in Linux and OSX